machan
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of machan
C19: from Hindi
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As they reached the machan, Finnerty said: "As we are here to hear and see only, I suppose that even if Pundit Bagh comes we let him go free, eh?"
From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser
Besides," the major added, "I meant to take you for a sit up over that pool some night; many an interesting hour I've spent sitting in a machan over a pool watching jungle dwellers.
From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser
Then the two men settled back on the springy, woven floor of the machan to a wait in the mysterious night of a tropical jungle.
From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser
A light bamboo ladder, strapped to the pipal, led to a machan that was hidden by a constructed wall of twigs and grass, through which were little openings that afforded a view of the pool.
From The Three Sapphires by W. A. Fraser
The animal looked enormous in the uncertain light and each thought the machan too low and wished himself in his house in the village.
From Bengal Dacoits and Tigers by Sunity Devee
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